When ZnO is grown on a conducting surface by electrodeposition, the first layer will form directly through the hydrolysis of zinc hydroxide. Once this surface is grown, the next layer grows on a semiconducting/non-conducting surface. But the process of growth by electrodeposition requires a conducting surface. What exactly is the mechanism leading to further growth on a surface that is semi-conducting/non-conducting?
ZnO, due to defects, is a semiconductor. By electrodeposition, for sure, you get no oxide with a lot of defects. The growth mechanism might not be the same but the layer is still growing.
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https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ionut_Enculescu/
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Elena_Matei2/
They are actively electrodepositing ZnO. Their papers might be useful to you.
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